I’m finishing final edits on Isaiah’s Legacy, so pre-order promotion will begin soon! That means my BFF Team is getting ready to receive their pre-release copies. What’s a BFF? Well to some, it means “best friend forever.” But my BFFs are so much more!
My BFFs are a “street team” (CLICK HERE to read about the difference between a street team and a launch team)—a group of Biblical Fiction Fans who help me promote my books and other biblical fiction throughout the year. Last year’s BFFs were extremely active and very few stepped off the team, so we have a limited number of slots to fill with new members.
Does it sound like something you’d enjoy? Here’s a little about Isaiah’s Legacy–the book this year’s team will be promoting:
Synopsis
The drama of the Old Testament comes to life as Judah’s most notorious king ascends to the throne in this gripping novel from the award-winning author of Isaiah’s Daughter.
At eight years old, Shulle has known only life in a small village with her loving but peculiar father. When Uncle Shebna offers shelter in Jerusalem in exchange for Shulle’s help tutoring King Manasseh–Judah’s five-year-old co-regent who displays the same peculiarities as her father–she’s eager to experience the royal court. But Shulle soon realizes the limits of her father’s strict adherence to Yahweh’s Law. Her Uncle Shebna teaches her of the starry hosts and their power.
Convinced Judah must be freed from Yahweh’s chains, she begins the subtle swaying of young Manasseh, using her charm and skills on the boy no one else understands. When King Hezekiah dies, twelve-year-old Manasseh is thrust onto Judah’s throne, bitter at Yahweh and eager to marry the girl he adores.
Assyria’s crown prince favors Manasseh and twists his brilliant mind toward cruelty, beginning Shulle’s long and harrowing journey to discover the Yahweh she’d never known, guided with loving wisdom by Manasseh’s mother: Isaiah’s daughter, the heartbroken Hephzibah.
Amid Judah’s dark days, a desperate remnant emerges, claiming the Lord’s promise, “Though we’re helpless now, we’re never hopeless—because we serve El Shaddai.” Shulle is among them, a girl who becomes a queen through Isaiah’s legacy.
Team Member Expectations:
Our BFF Team is an amazing group of enthusiastic biblical-fiction fanatics, but they also work very hard. Here’s what we ask members to do for the February 16, 2020 release of Isaiah’s Legacy…
- Read the whole book (sometime in September, international members will receive digital pre-release copy; U.S. members will receive choice of paperback or digital.)
- Join and participate in our private FB group (required for quick communication during release week.)
- Write an honest review (150-200 wds) and post it on Amazon WITHIN 30 DAYS of release date.
- Talk about Isaiah’s Legacy on your social media platforms.
- Participate in as many BFF team events as possible—especially during launch week and the month following (mid-Feb thru mid-Mar 2020).
- Ask your local library or local church to purchase a copy of Isaiah’s Legacy.
- Submit your review links to our BFF coordinators by March 16, 2020 at 11:59 pm EST. (This determines future eligibility for team.)
Benefits for Team Members:
- A pre-release copy of Isaiah’s Legacy
- Exclusive team devotionals
- Inside info on my publishing journey
- Exclusive FB Live posts to hear my writing news, personal prayer requests, and praises.
- Team camaraderie and prayer support through our confidential FB group.
- Exclusive team contests and prizes.
If you’re an avid reader of biblical fiction and are eager to help us promote Isaiah’s Legacy, watch your email for another newsletter soon, announcing our BFF application has gone live! I’ll also announce it on my Facebook Author Page and Instagram Feed.
Whether you read Isaiah’s Legacy as a BFF team member or simply as a lover of Christian fiction, please read it prayerfully with the full knowledge that our God wins! His people can live unchained, free to experience eternal joy now that transcends all earthly suffering. That is the central message of Isaiah’s Legacy.
